I have the Supernait 3. I demo’d the Luxman and the Hegel H390 at my home during my audition period. The Luxman has a beautiful sound, the Hegel is nice but I just didn’t connect with it. My family liked the Naim the best as it’s a bit more lively and ‘fun’ sounding. I ended up getting the SN3 and the ND5XS2 streamer. Paired those with Spendor A7’s and a Rega P6. It’s a nice setup and we enjoy having it.
Next move from Parasound HINT?
I appreciate all input and experiences…I am considering moving up from my Parasound Halo Integrated. My hope is for better sound quality, particularly with vinyl.
My current configuration is:
1) Anthem MRX 1120 AVR for Home theater (11.1)
2) Parasound HINT to power my fronts (B&W 702 S2) and my subwoofer (SVS PB-3000) and for vinyl playback (Thorens TD-160 Super, Dynavector XX2 cart)
3) Parasound JC3+ Phono Preamp
Needs for Integrated Amp:
1) more refined musicality for analog playback - I listen to a lot of rock, particularly hard rock, progressive and metal. However, I listen to a range of music, as well…from classical to trip hop to new wave…I just want to to really wow me with soundstage, separation, clarity and punch.
2) Home Theater bypass capability - onboard bass management is a plus
3) Balanced In / Balanced Out
4) L/R Speaker / Sub outputs
Do not need:
1) onboard phono stage
2) A whole bunch of digital inputs
3) USB
Thank you all in advance for any helpful opinions!
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@tgterm the Hegel was great sounding, but it picked up a buzz at a certain time of day and I could look down inside of it and hear it coming from the transformer. It may have been a faulty unit, but I was looking for perfection when I was about to drop that kind of cash. It was probably some sort of interference coming through the power lines (may not have been the unit at all). All the units you are considering are awesome and you can’t go wrong with any of them. |